June Jordan
June Jordan | |
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| Born | June Millicent Jordan July 9, 1936 Harlem, New York, U.S. |
| Died | June 14, 2002 (aged 65) Berkeley, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer, teacher, activist |
| Alma mater | Barnard College |
| Period | 1969–2002 |
| Genre | African-American literature, LGBT literature |
| Subject | Civil rights, Feminism, Bisexual/LGBT rights movement |
| Notable works | Who Look at Me (1969); Civil Wars (1981); I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky (1995); His Own Where (2010) |
| Spouse | Michael Meyer (married 1955, divorced 1965) |
| Children | Christopher David Meyer |
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June Millicent Jordan (July 9, 1936 – June 14, 2002) was an American poet, essayist, teacher, and activist. In her writing she explored issues of gender, race, immigration, and representation.
Jordan was passionate about using Black English in her writing and poetry, teaching others to treat it as its own language and an important outlet for expressing Black culture.
Jordan was inducted on the National LGBTQ Wall of Honor within the Stonewall National Monument in 2019.